全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS决赛高二组试题.docx

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全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS决赛高二组试题

2004年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高二组试题

（时间：

120分钟总分：

150分）

笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）

I．选择填空（Multiple-choice）（共20小题，计20分）

A）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（答案涂在答题纸上）

1．—Didthemedicinemakeyoufeelbetter？

—No．_____，theworseIfeel．

A．TakingmoremedicineB．Moremedicinetaken

C．WhenItakemoreD．ThemoremedicineItake

2．TheRollsRoyce，_____inalmosteverycountry，isoneofthemostexpensivecars．

A．buyandsellB．havingboughtandsold

C．buyingandsellingD．boughtandsold

3．—Alicelookssad．Didyoutellherabouttheaccident？

—Yes，butI_____herjustbeforeasherfinalexaminations．

A．shouldn'thavetoldB．shouldhavetold

C．oughttohavetoldD．musthavetold

4．Tocarryoutthisplanwillcostyou_____money．

A．alargenumberofB．alargesumof

C．agoodmanyD．largequantity

5．_____，sothesportsmeethastobeputoff．

A．BecauseofthebadweatherB．Asithasbeenrainingfordays

C．AsthebadweatherD．Ithasbeenrainingfordays

6．Computersthatoncetookupentireroomsarenow_____tobeputondesktopsandintowatches．

A．assmallasB．smallenough

C．smallerthanD．sosmall

7．_____mustbenomoretimewasted．

A．ItB．ThatC．ThereD．They

8．Iftoomanyoftheserareanimalsarekilled，theywill_____．

A．shortenB．disappearC．loseD．increase

9．Mr．Coxlosthisjob；_____，hewasunabletosupporthisfamily．

A．what'smoreB．asaresultC．bythismeansD．bytheway

10．—Howbeautifulyourgardenlooksinthisdryweather！

—Well，we'vejusthadtheflowersashorttimeago．

A．ofbeingwateredB．watering

C．wateredD．tobewatered

11．_____temperatureatwhichairholdsasmuchwatervaporasitcaniscalledthedewpoint．

A．AstheB．TheC．ItistheD．Itis

12．Aftertheteachergaveanexplanation，Jim，_____hismistake，correctedhisanswer．

A．realizingB．realizedC．havingbeenrealizedD．herealized

13．—Howmanytimeshaveyouseentheactor？

—Oh，_____，Ithink．

A．hundredsoftimesB．ahundredoftimes

C．hundredtimesD．hundredstimes

14．TherewillbeplentyofactivitiesheretonightbecausetheFrenchdelegateshavejusthittown．

Theunderlinedphrasemeans_____．

A．arrivedintownB．madespeechesintown

C．goneonstrikeD．givenperformances

15．Hehasworkedhardallyear，andshouldbeabletomakelightworkofpassingtheexam．

Theunderlinedphrasemeans_____．

A．toburnthemidnightoilB．tomakealllightsbright

C．todosomethingeasilyandwithoutmucheffort

D．toknowtheanswersbeforehand

B）下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（答案涂在答题纸上）

16．IthentookthetraintoStPetersburg．Noonewas_____atthestationtomeetme，althoughthetheatreIwasvisitingwasgoingtosendsomeone．

A．justB．likingC．howeverD．waiting

17．Ilaterlearntthatthedirectordidn'trecognisemebecauseIwaswearingafurhatandlooked_____aRussian．

A．aboutB．likeC．forD．at

18．SoItookataxitothetheatre．BeforeIcouldfindahoteloneoftheactresses，Natasha，invitedmetostaywithher．Shelivedinaflatwhichshewassharingwithsixotherpeople．Natashacouldn't_____meonhersalarybecauseshewasonlyearningabout￡3．00amonth，soItriedtofindfoodduringtheday．

A．feedB．adviseC．giveD．depend

19．Oldwomenstoodinthebittercoldandsoldpastrieswhichtheykeptwarminlargepotswithsteamingclothssealingthemfromthefallingsnow．Ineverknewwhatwasgoingtobeinsidethemandatecabbagepastriesforbreakfast_____IdiscoveredawomaninfrontoftheWinterPalacesellingapplepies．

A．didB．thenC．untilD．after

20．TheywerethebestIhadevertasted，andbytheendoftheweekshehadtwoapplepiesreadywhenshesawmeapproaching．Ihadaveryreal_____ofwhatlifeisreallylikeinRussia．

A．ideaB．knowledgeC．exerciseD．information

II．阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）（共30小题，计30分）

A）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

（答案涂在答题纸上）

（A）

   Doyouwantsomethingdifferentfordinner？

Trysomespacefood．Scientistsareexperimentingwithwaystogrowfoodinspace．Scientiststhinkthatin20or30years，astronautswillbeabletoliveinspacecolonies（聚居地）offtheplanet．It'stooexpensivetocarryfoodtofeedpeoplelivinginspacecolonies．Peopleinspacecolonieswillneedtogrowfoodforthemselves．Buthowcantheygrowfoodwithoutsoilandsunlight？

   Today，wealreadyhavehydroponic（无土栽培）vegetables．Thesearevegetablesyoucangrowwithoutsoil．Thiskindoffoodcangrowinanartificial（人工的）environment．Inadditiontosunlight，hydroponicfarmscanuseartificiallighting．Insteadofsoil，hydroponicfarmscanusespecialmaterial，suchasmixturesofchemicals，tofeedtheplants，andinadditiontoanaturalclimate，mosthydroponicfarmsoftenusegreenhouses．Farmersknowhowtogrowafewkindsofhydroponicvegetables．Inwinter，whenitistoocoldtogrowvegetablesoutdoors，hydroponicfarmerscangrowsuchvegetablesaslettuce，tomatoes，andcucumbersandmanydifferentherbsandspices．Theseproductsareinmanysupermarkets．However，inspace，peoplewillneedtoeatmorethansaladandspices．Soscientistsarelearninghowtogrowhydroponicrice，beans，potatoes，andwheat．Scientistscanevengrowhydroponicmelonsandstrawberries．

   Nutrition（营养）scientistsatCornellUniversityinNewYorkStateareexperimentingwithrecipes（食谱）thatusethesehydroponicvegetables．TheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAgency（NASA）ispayingforthisnutritionresearch．SomeoftheCornellexperimentsareunusual．Theymakeimitationmeatdishes，suchascarrotdrumsticksmadefromcarrots，peppers，onions，garlic，herbs，andbreadcrumbsinsteadofchicken．Theymakedishesmadefromtofuandseitan（awheatprotein（蛋白质））insteadofmeat．Howdotheseunusualfoodstaste？

Thescientistsinviteagroupoftastetestersintotheirlaboratories．Everyweek，twenty-fivepeoplecometotastefivedifferentdishes．Sofar，theyhavetested200differentrecipes．Thecarrotdrumstickdishwasahit．Itratedan8outof9．Perhapssoon，peoplewilleatmealsmadefromhydroponicvegetablesthataretrulyoutofthisworld．

21．Scientistsareexperimentingwithwaystogrowfood_____．

A．inspacecoloniesB．incoldweather

C．inexpensiverestaurantsD．inthesunshine

22．Ittakestoomuch_____tobringfoodtospacecolonies．

A．timeB．moneyC．workD．water

23．Togrowhydroponicvegetables，youneed_____．

A．chemicalstofeedtheplantsB．sunlightandwarmweather

C．soiltogrowtheplantsinD．nothingtofeedtheplants

24．Youcanfindhydroponicvegetablesin_____．

A．spacelaboratoriesB．outdoorgardens

C．manysupermarketsD．thecountryside

25．Scientistsareexperimentingwithrecipesthatuse_____．

A．vegetablesinsteadofmeatB．chickeninsteadoftofu

C．chickendrumsticksD．garlicandbreadcrumbsonly

26．Scientistsinvite_____totryouttheirunusualrecipes．

A．tastetestersB．NASAC．farmersD．astronauts

27．Themostpopulardishwas_____．

A．tofuandseitanB．breadcrumbs

C．meatdishesD．carrotdrumsticks

（B）

  IcecreamisratedasAmerica'sfavoritedessert.Annualproductionamountsto15quartsayearforeveryman,womanandchildintheUS,andifice,sherbet,sorbet,frozenyogurtandgelatoareadded,thefigurejumpsto23quartsperperson.Icecreamhasbeenadessertphenomenonsinceitscreation4thousandyearsago.Surprisingly,icecreamwasdevelopedinacountrynotknownforitsmilkproducts,China.

  Atthatpointinhistory,themilkingoffarmanimalshadrecentlybeguninChinaandmilkwasaprizedconmmodity.Afavoritedishofthenobilitywasmadeofasoftpasteofovercookedrice,spicesandmilkpackedinsnowtosolidify.Thismilkicewasregardedasasymbolofgreatwealth.Next.theChineseturnedtoimportingsnowfromthemountainsandaddingfruitjuicestocreatefruitices.

  IcemilkandfruiticemadetheirwaytoItaly,probablythroughMarcoPolo.TheItalianscarriedicecreamacrossEurope,improvingitovertime,makingitwithcreamandperfectingitsproduction.EventuallythepopulardessertmadeitswaytoAmerica.

注：

dessert甜食，annual每年的，phenomenon现象，commodity商品，solidify使固化

28．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？

A．Onlywealthypeoplearoundtheworldeaticecream．

B．Richandpooralikenoweaticecream．

C．Icecreamisavailableonlyincoldcountries．

D．IcecreamwasdevelopedinAmerica．

29．Whichingredient（成分）isincontemporary（现代的）icecreamthatwasnot

originallypresentinicecream？

A．Cream．B．Snow．C．Spices．D．Rice．

30．Whatisunusualabouticecream'screation？

A．IttookalongtimetogettoAmerica．

B．Itwascreatedinacountrythatdidn'tproducealotofdairyproducts．

C．Itwasdevelopedinwinterwhenitwastoocoldtoeaticecream．

D．Itwascreatedtocelebratespecialholidaysandevents．

B）阅读下列短文，然后回答问题或完成句子。

（答案写在答题纸上）

（C）

   Everyday，wehavemessagestogivepeople．Doyouwanttotellpeopleaboutanimportantmeeting？

Doyouhavetoleaveyourofficefor5minutes？

Doyouwanttoremembersomethingimportant？

WritetheinformationonaPost-itNote．Post-itNoteshavespecialglueontheedgeofthepaper．Theyarestickysothatyoucanleavethemanywhere—onadoororonawallorinabook—andtheywon'tfallout．Youcanreusethenotesbecausetheyhavespecialglueontheback—ifyoutakeoffthenoteandputitbackdown，itwillstayinplace．

  WhoinventedPost-itNotes？

ArtFrywasascientistwhoworkedforthefamous3MCompany．Heneededabookmarkthatstayedinplacebutdidn'ttearthepage．Afriendatthecompanywasmakingspecialglue．Frytooksomeoftheglueandputitonthebackofapieceofyellowpaper．Thenhewroteareporttohisbossandputtheyellowstickypaperonthetoppage．Hisbosstookoffthenote，wroteananswer，stuckthepaperbackon，andsentitback．Thetwomenmetforcoffeeinthecafeteriathatafternoon．Fry'sbosscongratulatedhimonh